Mikhail Tal's Top 10 Chess Sacrifices of all time! - (or at least in top 50 of most lists!)

[@kingscrusher]

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[@mogyorospusztai]

I love Tal, he is one of my favourite players (definitely in top 3). His magnificent games show the beauty of chess, watching it is like listening to my favourite music or reading a touching poem. He was a genious who was not afraid of committing for a win and not just try to stick to dry positions and cling on a small advantage. I also like your channel, I would like to thank for your contribution to the chess community and I appreciate your work.

[@kostantinrokai]

I have watched thousands of videos, I 've played more than 10,000 games online and more than 1000 in my life, with a rating of 1987 BUT this guy is from another world. His playing style is insane. He is for sure the Magician of Riga !! Mindblowing tactics and tricks vs the greatest GMs like Botvinnik, Petrosian, Fischer, Karpov etc !!!

[@kurzackd]

Tal vs Koblents is absolutely, unadulteratedly insane. Madness.

[@mwangikimani3970]

Tal was a great positional player. The only difference was that his idea of beauty was finding the essence of the position amongst chaos, I myself delight in finding beauty in its bare simplicity. Its just a matter of style. (Anatoly Karpov)

[@majellajoyaviles3013]

Marco Kimani M. Tal is good but A. ALEKHINE is great acalculatedplayér.

[@badcornflakes6374]

Finding beauty in bare simplicity sounds very Russian.

[@MrMattfox]

Mikhail Tal is a legend. Wow, that's amazing.

[@SuperFlyingPotatoe]

My favorite player. RIP you genius.

[@ldeans5620]

Tal would have loved your presentation and analysis. I'm sure this improves my game and even if not it is so entertaining. Good job.

[@GeorgeAlexanderOz]

The game against Koblenz leaves me speechless. It's like I never learned the rules of chess.

[@redmist880]

tal really is the best

[@Gregk123]

By the way, A MINOR CORRECTION, PLEASE: Black is ONE, not two, pawns up (at 8:50). Thank you for the fascinating chess games and excellent analysis/tutorial you are providing on KZbin, sir.

[@kingscrusher]

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[@albibushi3006]

thanks for the videos... they are very instructive..... i wonder if there is a set of videos illustrating the mainlines of various openings against each other....how to play against white's c4? thanks anyway....

[@istiaknadim5456]

thank u kc....um always following u....i am a big big big fan of ur analysis of a game....

[@littlehorhey5285]

Very good video, I always love to watch them :). I always start my day by watching a live blitz game by you. I have to ask, in game 2 of this video, after bishop g3, b5, kghe6+, Qxe6, why has the white Queen on a4 been won?

[@kojiattwood]

Marvelous series! Looking forward to Nezmedtinov, Alekhine, Morphy and Marshall.

[@kojiattwood]

Because I like to see modern analysis of the old timers.

[@maelstrom57]

dont forget Garry

[@kojiattwood]

melv douc Yes! Stupid omission on my part.

[@kingscrusher]

***** For players still playing, I think one would need to specify until what year ....

[@paulfrench3607]

I love Tal's aggressive sacrifices which gain an initiative in such complex positions and care a relentless attack. Unbelievable! This is what creates complexity and makes chess such a powerful, dramatic game. Great video.

[@kostantinrokai]

We 're waiting for KC's Top 10 sacrifices ... !!

[@jabr6349]

I've seen other Tal's sacrifices even more amazing than these, on youtube too.

[@DemBlizzard]

These videos are amazing. I like them very much! Especially from Tal, the greatest magician

Very very interesting, at 16:18 I paused the video and guessed the move Qf7, I was so proud of myself lol.

[@DustyOutl4w]

This gonna be awesome series. Thank you so much

[@MrGigibin]

he was called magician for a reason : )

[@abdullahaboshanab4714]

I can't believe that i watched 1 hour video without even noticing ...that man is really a magician although i have seen most of these games but i can't miss a Tal game .... thank you for that great video :)

[@truli91]

Nomal GM: "what opening should i do?" Tal: " What should i sacrifice this game? "

[@jacobdrollinger4802]

What a great description of Tal's sacrifices. Gonna subscribe to this channel!

[@dannygjk]

If I was watching a Tal game and he started a crazy combination I would be so delighted I would start laughing and I would be kicked out of the room lol

[@Cyber_Elf_Elpizo]

I'm very much enjoying this channel. Brilliant coverage of the subject matter.

[@AlbertoBurgos17]

What a beautiful video! Thank you very much for this analysis. I love Tal, it would be great to see more videos about his games and sacrifices.

[@AndreJankowitz]

great insights, absolutely loved it.

[@mixmastermeeks]

love Tal.

[@lo0ksik]

seems like chaos in every position

[@dannygjk]

+Looksik here I wonder in post mortums how many times Tal heard his opponent say, "I didn't see that."

[@faffdag]

Thankyou for all of your videos, they are very enjoyable

[@kesis7586]

at minute 42 after knight d5, if black plays rook c8 planing counter attack then knight e7 check forking rook and after only move king f8 then knight g6 check pawn f is pinned if king moves mate in 1 and if takes with h pawn then white has a queen for the rook from counterattack.i believe thats what Tal would play.

[@yacinechina4770]

how is great is mikhail tal .thank you tryfon very much.i love your work

[@jayanthc1990]

Epic video... haven't watched it yet... but its a 50+ min long kc video on Tal!!!

[@Bhadrudu]

In the first example against Smyslov after 1.Qh4 b5xB 2.Qg5 Nh5 3.Nh6+ Kh8 4.Qxh5 Qxa2 5.Bc3 Nf3 6.Qxf7 Qa1+ 7.Kd2 if Black played 7.- QxR+ then 8.RxQ RxQ 9.NxR+ Kg8 10.NxB black might have better chances than the text, or if black played 5. .. Bf3 instead of 5. .. Nf3 it might be better for him.

[@oolongish]

That last game must have been tough for Geza Fuster. He himself was a fiery Hungarian (champion at one point, I believe) and future Canadian Chess Champion, as well, and a strong attacking player. I played him numerous times in the 1970's and mostly lost, of course.

[@MysteriousLabyrinth]

Wow,what a way to play chess,mind blowing!!

[@landrover1012]

Tal maybe a favourite person to play against among amatours coz he doesnt concentrate/fears losing valueable pieces making amatours to fall for it and give GM hard time thinking rather than playing,great chess player to learn from.

[@miki.1337]

Much love to you KingCrusher

[@lindageltz1009]

Tal just crushes with white. I can ever forsee myself playing like him in the future. There's so many complex, precise calculations, countless threats, reminds me of walking on tightrope. And all this done in blitz timing

[@Pietrabentivi]

(Y)

[@ahmadhafiz1756]

Thanks

[@WillTalbot]

holy crap you put this video together that fast? beast..

[@1033141]

thank you sir

[@henjutsu3266]

At 41:42, why not play h6? Black can't protect with e4 as Qxd4 and while f6 may stop the mate, that's a won queen and pawn (either e or d pawns would be free at that point with tempo). Black does have a check, but it looks inconsequential.

[@ernstignitious9343]

dude looks clearly , are you really think h6 1st is a worse move than f6? ~.^

[@keithturner1361]

Very Good ! Now will you do 10 of Paul Morphy's greatest combinations !

[@ldeans5620]

A good little anthology. It definitely provides a little pick me up from time to time

[@egorevdokimov2787]

i think at 4:14 Qxd1 fails because the d8 bishop is forked after the rook recapture on f7.

[@FawadAmin85]

top 10 rashid nezhmetdinov sacrifices please.

[@sugarkang]

Wonderful.

[@earthling161]

41:16 After Qf6 and Kg8, why is it equal? What can black do to stop h6 + mate-threat? /Chess-noob, thanks edit: Qe3 then Qg3 is one way?

[@vickkoms1207]

Rashid Gibiatovich Nezhmetdinov, top chess sacrifices or top games plz.

[@gustavosilvacm8932]

Sir: these sacrifices are amazing, of course, but it is a pity you did not include Bobotsov-Tal, Varna, 1958. Anyway, thanks for the posting.

[@michaelmendillo7513]

My favorite 19 century player !!! 😎✌

[@davidcopson5800]

@ Killian Defaoite who asks why doesn't black play (29:25) bishop takes h3. Then the white rook on b3 simply takes the bishop. I answered this using the 'reply' below this question but my answer disappeared??!!

[@pinilan]

Genius

[@fabianonach]

Great!

[@guxtAv123]

on the very first sacrifice, isn't it a blunder by black to take the queen with the rook first? wouldn't it be better to capture the rook below the king with a tempo THEN take the queen?

[@gansogames4927]

What is a dragon drop tactic? You mentioned it at 7:30. I've never heard of that before.

[@korto23]

Drag and drop

[@plamenpetkov6958]

On the second example Knight takes b6 pawn (rook pinned) is even stronger

[@ulisesgarcia1791]

the third game, what year was? and who was the rival?

[@LesChats1991]

At 4:16 couldn't black have played Qd1? It seems to be black is material up then.

[@jamiespence716]

4:17 Qxd1+, Rxd1, Rxf7, Nxf7+, Kg8, Nxd8 is this not better for black?

[@AmimoBenja]

At 16:10 Why is it not a good defense by the Move Qxd5+

[@tinuschneiderindenNR]

At 4:10 why didn't Smyslov take the rook on d1? Both queens were lost anyway. Then he would have a piece more..

[@joemahierrank1466]

i think at the first demonstrations videos, the opponent of tal miss the opportunity to win the rook, by intermediate move to take the rook first with check, and then take the queen, and the opponent is winning.

[@KillianDefaoite]

29:25 Why not Bxh3 here for Black? Checkmate is unstoppable, am I wrong?

[@davidcopson5800]

You are wrong. White plays rook (on b3) takes h3.

[@davidcopson5800]

You are wrong. White plays rook takes h3.

[@kendreamer6376]

First time coming across this lecture and my spidey senses are already alerting me black is in danger. The bishop pair is passive cutting of the rooks they have mo scope. Blacks queen is off sides and white is ready to attack the king position. White knight has way to much reach into blacks camp.

[@briankarcher4418]

Would have been cool to see Roman Toran Alberto vs Mikhail Tal. Queen sack to avoid draw.

[@bekanav]

...Qxd1+ Rxd1Rxf7 Nxf7+Kg8 and then Nxd8 and white has a piece more.

[@ciprianoroi]

In 41:44, why can't White play H6?

[@rudolphstamaria8782]

When she's snooping thru your phone and all she sees is "Mikhail Tal's Top 10 Chess Sacrifices of all time! - (or at least in top 50 of most lists!)"

[@bernaldelcastillo1768]

When Mikhail Tal sacrificed a piece the opponent scratched his head thinking "What the fuck is this?"

[@binaykhetan4961]

Tal is the best

[@evelyncecilia2746]

Mikhail Tal was a great attacking player, if not the best.. HOWEVER, there is only one way to win against attacking players! Yes, you guessed it! Attack first, so he has to defend! xD

[@mwangikimani3970]

Botvinik and Petrosian had some success against Tal by closing the games up, shutting down dynamic play, and playing positionally.

[@truli91]

unless you're very good that's hard, since Tal just exchanges pieces not to gain a better or a worse position but just that he can have more space on the board. He's very unpredictible and if you think attacking him without defeding it's gonna work, then you're gonna get check mated faster than you can think.

[@johnpatricklazaro6190]

Cool .!!!

[@kurzackd]

whom is game 9 and 10 against? You didn't say.

[@jenniferp.4389]

what if Smyslov has played Bc5 instead of Bd8?

[@vickkoms1207]

And Koblenz also)

[@jenniferp.4389]

what if Smyslov had played Bc5 instead of Bd8?

[@ikkap5877]

Playing against Tal is followed by a diarrhea 🚽

[@HopyHop1]

Weren't many of Tal's sacrifices proven unsound by human analysis before computer engines existed?

[@constantine2197]

Clyde Rembrandt Sure but find it on the board when Tal sacs a piece or more and has an attack that can be refuted. With perfect play you can prove his sac bad. Rarely do you have the clear thought to calculate the perfect line.

[@rahularya2917]

Mai bhi khelna chahta hu CHESS OLYMPIC

[@herrschnupke4044]

Kings crushers is very passionate about chess. I like his language, but he relies too much on engines. So he does not discuss some obvious moves for humans cause he checked it out before with the computer. That's a pity.

[@Lucas_Wind]

9:25 _ WTF? c takes? I don't get it.

[@wilfredolopez1171]

the pawn on the c file takes. in other words, the pawn on the c file recaptures.

[@ronne403]

Unnecessary complexities